Problems with header image

Thank you for this theme.

I am experiencing two issues. First,

I followed the answer you gave "ray_223" in his "Can logo image fill all of header area?". I was able to fill the total width with my 1040x178px image after using the "local.css" code you supplied. But no matter what I tried (I have experience with css, html, et al) I could not remove the black band at the bottom of the DIV (see Header01.JPG). I understand there is a 4px border just above the menu, and that is fine; it is the wider black area between that and the bottom of the image. If I made the image taller, it just pushes the black area down, rather than fill it. Can you help with this? Can you point me toward the CSS code responsible for this?

Second, Is there a different CSS code for this area on other pages? The image remains in the header for the index page and any page in the Main Menu, but if I go deeper into the site, below these main pages, the image disappears (see Header02.JPG). I have set the block to appear on all pages, without exception. Just to be clear: If I click on any link of the Main Menu (tabs), the image displays. If from any of those pages I dig deeper into the site, the image disappears, leaving just the black band.

Thank you very much for your help.

Dave